being of any use I can't just throw it away. So everything I have I've put to use in my case. I've taken all the money out of my business, for example, the offices for my business used to occupy nearly a whole floor, but now all I need is a little room at the back where I work with one apprentice. It wasn't just using up the money that caused the difficulty, of course, it was much more to do with me not working at the business as much as I used to. If you want to do something about your trial you don't have much time for anything else.” “So you're also working at the court yourself?” asked K.

“That's just what I want to learn more about.” “I can't tell you very much about that,” said the businessman, “at first I tried to do that too but I soon had to give it up again.